May 23, 2026
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Ithaca farmer remanded over alleged cannabis trafficking in minibus
A 30-year-old West Bank Berbice farmer has been remanded to prison after appearing in court on a narcotics trafficking charge linked to the alleged discovery…
Crime
Police seize 10 AK-47 rifles on Corentyne; taxi driver in custody
A 33-year-old taxi driver is in police custody after law enforcement officers discovered 10 AK-47 rifles during an operation in Corentyne, Berbice, on Friday. According…
Bath Settlement man remanded for stealing colognes, clothing and cash from boutique
A 30-year-old man accused of breaking into a boutique at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, and stealing a quantity of merchandise and cash was on…
Money changer robbed; bystander shot in leg by motorcycle bandit
A brazen robbery under arms at the busy intersection of America and Longden Streets, Georgetown, on Friday evening left a bystander injured and prompted a…
Berbice taxi driver, construction worker remanded in drug trafficking case
Two Berbice men were on Monday remanded to prison after appearing before the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court on a charge of possession of narcotics for the…
Fleeing motorcycle bandits fall in drain, leave haversack with cash behind
Two robbery suspects fell into a drain after their motorcycle collided during a police chase following an armed robbery at a business place at Vryheid’s…
Campbellville man shot, robbed of chain during early-morning attack
A 37-year-old bodywork technician of Delph Street, Campbellville, Georgetown, is hospitalised in stable condition after he was shot during an armed robbery early Saturday morning.…
Two walk free in Mobil Gas Station bombing; one committed to trial
Two men were on Monday discharged from the case involving the bombing of a Mobil Gas Station in Georgetown, while a co-accused was committed to…
Accused gas station bomber maintains he acted alone; court declines bid to free other defendants
Daniel Alexander Ramirez Poedemo, a Venezuelan national accused of masterminding the deadly bombing at the Mobil Gas Station in Georgetown, appeared in court on Monday,…
Venezuelan teen nabbed with illegal gun
A 19-year-old Venezuelan national of Sophia, East Coast Demerara, was arrested on Sunday evening after police discovered a suspected firearm and ammunition during an operation…
Fisherman stabbed to death by drinking partner
Elton Lilly, called “Daddy,” 55, a fisherman of Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara, was fatally stabbed on Sunday night along the Golden Grove Public Road,…
Three foreign nationals sentenced to prison over illegal mining in Iwokrama forest
Three foreign nationals have been charged and sentenced to prison after being convicted of illegal gold mining in Guyana’s Iwokrama Protected Area, authorities said. The…
Neighbours placed on lifetime bond after one cuts other’s electrical cord worth $800
A Laing Avenue man and his neighbour have both been placed on a lifetime bond to keep the peace following a dispute that led to…
Mother accused of strangling daughter taken back to scene, likely to face murder charge
Twenty-six-year-old Sarah Elizabeth Shivpersaud, the mother who reportedly took her 7-year-old daughter’s life, is taken back to the scene of the incident at Fyrish Village,…
Cannabis and cocaine worth $1.7B destroyed
Drugs valued at $1.712 billion were destroyed today by the Guyana Police Force during a disposal exercise carried out under established procedures for narcotics previously…
Motorcycle bandits rob Chinese nationals
Police in Regional Division 4 ‘B’ are investigating an alleged armed robbery Thursday evening at Providence Public Road near the Bharrat Jagdeo Demerara River Bridge,…